Toy gun



April 23,1946. I J. SIGG 2,399,149"

TOY GUN Filed Nov. 2', 1,944 2 Sheets- Sheet 1 |NVENTOR d'w 4? ATTORNEYJ. A. SIGG TOY GUN April 23, 1946.

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INVENTOR M 3 77' I UDQUHHU ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 23, 1946 UNITEDSTATES" PATENT OFFICE J U nsam sigg,manages. Application November 2,1944, Serial No. 561,533 ca (01. 46 -1112 I This invention relates tonew .and useful "mi provements in toy guns, and it is among the objeotsthereof to provide a toy gun having amove able barrel portion and asound producing paddle both of which are actuated by a common handcrank. U I I Itis a further object .of the invention to provide a toygun or simple and rugged constructionsimulating in appearanceandactionmodern repeating' weapons.

In the accompanying .drawingsonstituting a part hereof, in which likereference characters designate like parts, p

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a toy gun embodying the principlesof this invention;

Fig. 2 a similar view with the side paddle partially cut away;

Fig. 3 a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line 33, Fig. 2;

Figs. 4 and 5 top plan and side elevational views, respectively, of thegun barrel;

Figs. 6 and 7 top plan and cross-sectional views, respectively, of abottom plate for attachment to the bottom of the barrel;

Fig. 8 a cross-sectional view of the handle member taken along the line8-8, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 9 a cross-section taken through th stock along the line 99 of Fig.1.

With reference to the several figures of the drawings, the structuretherein illustrated comprises a gun stock I and a barrel 2, the latterbeing attached between a pair of side plates 3 that are riveted orotherwise secured to the gun stock I by rivets or screws 4, the barrel 2being secured to the side plates 3 by pins 5 and B. A handle I isriveted to the side plates at 8 and is provided with a bracket 9 inwhich an extensible bifurcated spring element II] i slidingly mounted toconstitute two legs of a tripod when the toy gun is placed on the floor.Mounted on the barrel i a sleeve II that is movable axially by a strapI2 having lugs I3 and I4 for engaging the ends of the sleeve II, and arod I5 is disposed in a slot of the barrel 2 and is provided with anolfset portion I6 that abuts lug I4 to maintain alignment of strap I2and be movable thereby.

As shown in Fig. 2, the strap I2 is a sheet metal member and is slidablymounted below the gun.

barrel 2. It is provided with upstruck members I! between which isdisposed a leaf spring I8 that is secured in the handle member I, thehandle being flared at I9 to provide movement of the spring I8 through arelatively wide angle. The strap I2 is further provided with a dependinglug 20 that constitutes a pawl for engaging ,the sleeve I I.

a ratchet wheel If that is operated by a hand crank 22, the spring I8functioning to yieldingly urgethe pawl 20 against the teeth ofthe-ratchet wheel 2|. By rotating the wheel H the strap I2 is subjectedto, oscillatory movement axially of the barrel 2, whereby the sleeve IIi correspond, ingly movedto create the appearance of recoil of the gunbarrel. v v

Astaec'ato sound is produced bymeans of a strip 2 3 of wood ormetalhaving its ends disposed inqslotted. openings 24 and 25 of the gunbarrel. The strip 23 is deflected by a plug 26 having a tooth-shaped end2! disposed through a slot 28 in the strap I2, the slot extendingthrough the pawl 20 to permit alignment of the tooth 2'! inside of thepawl member as shown in Fig. 1. By actuating the hand crank 22 the plug26 is displaced by engagement of the teeth 25 of the ratchet wheel toflex the paddle strip 23, and when the tooth 21 of the plug is releasedby a tooth of the ratchet wheel the spring ten.- sion on the paddlestrip 23 causes it to rebound against the face of the gun barrel 2,thereby producing a sharp sound which is repeated for each engagement ofthe plug stem 21 with the teeth of the ratchet Wheel 2 I.

For ornamental purposes a sleeve 30 is disposed over the end of thebarrel 2 and is provided with radiating disks 3! to simulate anaircooled machine gun.

In operation, if the gun is to be used as a hand gun, member I0 iscollapsed to the position shown in Fig. 1 to furnish a grip on handle 1and the operator turns crank 22 to rotate the wheel 2! which, aspreviously explained, actuates a sleeve II to subject it to oscillatorymovement on the barrel 2. At the same time the paddle strip 23 is flexedand released'to produce a snap action on the face of the barrel 2,resulting in a sharp sound that is synchronized with the movement of Oneof the features of the gun is the absence of fastening means of themoving parts and the sound producing paddle member.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated anddescribed, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the principles herein set forth.

I claim:

1. In a toy gun, a stock and a barrel mounted thereon, a sleeve mountedfor sliding movement on said barrel, a plate engaging said sleeve, saidplate having a pawl extending therefrom, a ratchet wheel engaging saidpawl, a spring enbarrel engaged by the strap to be movable thereby; saidstrap having a projection constituting. a j

pawl, a ratchet wheel for engaging said pawl,

spring means engaging the strap to maintain the v pawl in centralalignment with the ratchet wheel,

whereby upon rotation of the ratchet 'wheel the in the pawl of thestrapfor engagement by the teeth of the ratchet wheel, whereby upon rotationof the ratchet wheel the strap is subjected to oscillatory movement andthe paddle is flexed and released to producesound.

4. In a toy gun, a'sound paddle comprising a strap mounted on the gunbarrel having. its ends disposed in notches of said barrel, means forflexing said paddle and for suddenly releasing the same tocause'it'toslap, against the gun barrel, said flexing means comprising aratch'etwheel and plug disposed in a slot of the barrel for engaging the teethof the ratchet wheel whereby upon rotation of the wheel said paddle isflexed and released to produce sound.

5-. In a toy gun, a stock, a pair of side plates .securedto said stock,a barrel fastened to said strap and. sleeve portion of the barrel'ares'ubjected to oscillatory movement. I V

3. In a toy gun, a stock, a barrel mounted thereon; a strap mountedfor-sliding movement beneath said barreland extending, beyond thestock,a rod at the end at said gun barrel disposed in'a slot of saidbarrel and engaging one end of the strap to be movable thereby and tomaintain alignment of said strap, a sleeve onsaid barrel engaged by thestrap to be movable thereby, said strap having a projectionconstitutinga pawl, a ratchet wheel for engaging said pawl,

spring means engaging the strap to maintain the pawl in centralalignment with theratchet wheel,

a paddle having its ends disposed in notches of the gun barrel, a plugfor engaging said paddle to T flex the same, said plug extending througha slot side "plates and a handle member extending beneath said sideplates, a plate disposed beneath said barrel consisting of astrap-shapedmember 'extending'beyond the sid plates, a rod mounted in aslot of the barrel-having an oiiset andintere acting with anotch insaid-strap; a sleeve mov ably mounted on saidbarrel engaged by saidstrap to be movable therewith, a sprin disposed in the handle portion ofthe gun engaging said strap, said strap having a depending'pawl for'engaging the teeth of a ratchet wheel, and a soundpro': ducing paddlecomprising a loose strip disposed in notches of the barrel, a pluginterposed between the bottom of said stripand barrel andextendingthrough a slot of the barrel for engaging the teeth of said ratchetwheel, and a crank for said wheel;

